Boca Raton police arrested a man Wednesday that they allege robbed women on separate occasions after meeting them on online dating websites.

Gary Rojas, 18, of Boynton Beach, was arrested after a tipster saw images of him posted that had been posted on Twitter by Boca Raton authorities and recognized him.

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Rojas was charged with armed robbery with a firearm, kidnapping with a firearm and sexual battery with a firearm.

It was also determined that Rojas had access to a silver Volkswagen Beetle registered to a family member in Boynton Beach.

Rojas admitted to investigators that he robbed the woman Monday morning and also said he was responsible for the second robbery, which occurred on Tuesday morning, police said.

The gun Rojas used to rob the women was recovered and it turned out to be a BB gun, police said.

According to authorities, the first victim told investigators that she had met Rojas through an online dating service. When he went to her home Monday, he pointed a gun at her and demanded money, authorities said. When she said that she didn't have any money, they drove to a nearby bank, where Rojas forced her to withdraw several hundred dollars from an ATM, police said. They then returned to her home, and he left in a silver Volkswagen Beetle.

The second crime happened at the Boca Inn Tuesday, where two women had arranged to meet Rojas through backpage.com, police said. Rojas arrived and, once inside the victim's room, he pointed a gun and demanded money, Boca Raton police said. The victims did not have any money. Rojas left in a silver VW Beetle, police said.

Police said that Rojas can expect more charges in connection with the second robbery.